Soccer Game Preview: Bishop McNamara Hits the Road

The Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Coal City Coalers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Bishop McNamara is leaving town to face Coal City after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Bishop McNamara fell 4-2 to Clifton Central on Wednesday.

Yahir Hernandez wasn't going to let Clifton Central walk away unscathed as he scored both of Bishop McNamara's goals.

Meanwhile, Coal City made easy work of Grant Park on Monday and carried off an 8-1 win. With the Coalers ahead 6-1 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Bishop McNamara suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Coal City when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bishop McNamara was down 4-0.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps